spatter
/ˈspætər/
verb
- To scatter or splash small drops of a liquid or substance onto a surface.
- Rain began to spatter against the windowpane.
- The chef let a bit of oil spatter from the frying pan.
- Be careful not to spatter paint on the floor while you work.
- To cover or mark a surface with small drops of something.
- Mud spattered the back of his jeans as he rode through the puddle.
- The artist spattered the canvas with bright blue paint.
- Grease from the bacon spattered the stovetop.
- To spread or be distributed in an uneven, scattered way.
- Bits of news spatter across social media before the official announcement.
- Laughter spattered through the crowd at the comedian's joke.
- Small islands spatter the coastline of the archipelago.
noun
- A small splash or spot of a liquid or substance.
- She wiped a spatter of paint off the table.
- There was a spatter of ketchup on his shirt.
- A spatter of rain hit the windshield as the storm began.
- A small, scattered amount or collection of something.
- He heard a spatter of gunfire in the distance.
- Only a spatter of stars were visible through the clouds.
- A spatter of applause greeted the speaker.